Yeah the stage depth especially can be so incredibly deep when the driver is under control.
Quick question, do you have any experience with the Pontus II? I’ve been hearing good things about the R26 and was hoping for any sort of comparison and I don’t have much experience with R2R DACs but I have a Pontus II and a ton of DS DACs now.
So I had the Pontus II before I purchased the Gustard R26. The Pontus II just seem underwhelming for me personally, especially in the low end. I liked that the Gustard R26 had the wider sound stage, better low end performance, a built-in streamer, which that sounds really good btw, and comes with a remote. The Pontus doesn’t have any of that and will not come with a power plug which you will have to purchase as well. I know they just released a newer 12th anniversary edition of the Pontus II, but I have not heard that one.
Another suggestion is to checkout the Schiit Bifrost 2/64. It does a real good job with depth and layering of the sound. It is kind of the gateway into that R2R sound 
There’s a Yggy A2 Gen 5 for sale and from what I’ve heard, coax and optical can both be better than the Unison™® so with a DDC it can be a solid buy, especially for the $1050 it is…
Now that’s something I haven’t tried. Sounds like I need to pick up a nice pre-amp and give that a listen myself.
There is some discussion about it on the Head-fi forum. One individual mentions using a passive pre-amplifier and was shocked with the results. He has the same setup as myself. I considered purchasing what he had bought but then thought, wait… I have this Topping amp, let me try that and yea… was a real improvement.
Bedside table setup finally done! Hifiman he6se v2 custom painted purple with Nan-6 headband and zmf pads. Topping L70,Geshelli Labs J2, and SMSL C100 for Bluetooth. I love how my Hifiman turned out! Hope you enjoy!
I just upgraded my stack to the Topping E70 Velvet and the L70. Definitely more soundstage, and a little richer bass. But not a huge difference between the A30 pro. Still happy enough that’ll I’ll keep it.
I agree with the difference in sound. I previously owned the a30 pro as well. I enjoy the controls much more on the l70 and the dial. But both are great! 
Hmm, but does that mean they’re discontinued? I feel like it said the same thing at various times on the HE560 v2 and v4 pages, but then they came back in stock. Not sure though…
It seems like Adorama is no longer a Hifiman dealer.
Woah 
That’s a BIG change, huh?
Can I ask where you heard that Adorama is no longer a Hifiman authorized dealer? Both the Hifiman website and the Adorama website still list them as one so I was just wondering.
I believe they still are. I got an email from them on Friday letting me know the Hifiman headband was back in stock.
Search on Adorama “hifiman”. I only had 2 headphones, both Closeout.
I see that, but Adorama’s Hifiman options and stocks often fluctuate greatly. I think they operate as a bit of a clearinghouse for some models with Hifiman (and other vendors) rather than as a normal dealer like you might find with some other audio vendors. I’m not saying you’re necessarily wrong, BTW. Just that neither Adorama or Hifiman are saying that as of yet.
I recently bought one from hifiman.com Europe they had both the v1 and V2 available for Europe usa and canada
Yeah, I saw that too. I already own the HE6SE v1s and will probably pick up the V2 at some point, but I’m in no hurry.
So did anyone else notice that the HE6SE V2s came back up for sale on the Adorama website for a couple days and then were taken down again? Either way, I went ahead and grabbed an open box pair from Hifiman directly so I can give them a head to head tryout with my HE6SE V1s. Most likely I’ll end up selling whichever one loses that battle as I expect they’ll be extremely similar so much so that keeping both would have no benefit. That’s what I found with the HE560 versions. I just wanted to get a pair of the V2s to try so that I can know for sure and I figured now was the time since it seems they’re being discontinued and I’d rather not end up scouring the used market in a year when curiosity gets the better of me and makes me start second guessing my assumptions. 
If anyone’s interested in how the V1 and V2 stack up, I’ll go ahead an put together a post here. I even have my pair of OG HE6 six screws I can get in on the comparison action to make it more interesting.
I posted the picture of the website with HE6se, but then realized that it was out of stock.
